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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.08.2008 (43) Date of publication: 01.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/14 (21) Application number: 07810045.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/76(2006.01) B29C 33/40(2006.01) B29C 70/34(2006.01) A61F 2/80(2006.01) B29C 37/00(2006.01) A61F 2/78(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/015126 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/005331 (10.01.2008 Gazette 2008/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 30.06.2006 US 817346 P 28.06.2007 US 819536 (71) Applicant: Össur hf 110 Reykjavik (IS)	(72) Inventor: ASGEIRSSON, Sigurdur 210 Gardabaer (IS) (74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch  Destouchesstrasse 68 80796 München 80796 München (DE)